Bill Bernhard

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-1, 205lb (185cm, 92kg)

Born: March 16, 1871 in Clarence, NY us

Died: March 30, 1949 in San Diego, CA

Buried: Clarence Fillmore Cemetery, Clarence, NY

Debut: 1899 (2,122nd in major league history)

Last Game: September 27, 1907 (Age 36-195d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1899 season

Full Name: William Henry Bernhard

Nicknames: Strawberry Bill

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.1

116

ERA

3.04

231

200

1792.0

545

WHIP

1.242

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1899	28	PHI	NL	6	6	.500	2.65	21	12	9	10	1	0	132.1	120	66	39	3	36	23	6	2	7	538	138	3.84	1.179	8.2	0.2	2.4	1.6	0.64
1900	29	PHI	NL	15	10	.600	4.77	32	27	5	20	0	2	218.2	284	151	116	3	74	49	5	1	11	986	76	3.64	1.637	11.7	0.1	3.0	2.0	0.66
1901	30	PHA	AL	17	10	.630	4.52	31	27	4	26	1	0	257.0	328	169	129	6	50	58	2	0	6	1122	84	3.39	1.471	11.5	0.2	1.8	2.0	1.16
1902	31	TOT	AL	18	5	.783	2.15	28	25	3	23	3	1	226.0	176	79	54	4	37	58	5	0	4	859	160	2.94	*0.942*	*7.0*	0.2	1.5	2.3	1.57
1902	31	PHA	AL	1	0	1.000	1.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	7	1	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	36	381	3.44	1.111	7.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	0.33
1902	31	CLE	AL	17	5	.773	2.20	27	24	3	22	3	1	217.0	169	78	53	4	34	57	5	0	4	823	156	2.92	0.935	7.0	0.2	1.4	2.4	1.68
1903	32	CLE	AL	14	5	.737	2.12	20	19	1	18	3	0	165.2	151	62	39	1	21	60	0	0	2	644	136	2.49	1.038	8.2	0.1	1.1	3.3	2.86
1904	33	CLE	AL	23	13	.639	2.13	38	37	1	35	4	0	320.2	323	107	76	3	55	137	4	0	5	1289	121	2.24	1.179	9.1	0.1	1.5	3.8	2.49
1905	34	CLE	AL	7	13	.350	3.36	22	19	3	17	0	0	174.1	185	93	65	5	34	56	1	0	6	711	79	2.85	1.256	9.6	0.3	1.8	2.9	1.65
1906	35	CLE	AL	16	15	.516	2.54	31	30	0	23	2	0	255.1	235	99	72	1	47	85	5	0	4	1001	104	2.36	1.104	8.3	0.0	1.7	3.0	1.81
1907	36	CLE	AL	0	4	.000	3.21	8	4	3	3	0	0	42.0	58	32	15	0	11	19	0	0	1	187	79	2.06	1.643	12.4	0.0	2.4	4.1	1.73
9 Yrs				116	81	.589	3.04	231	200	29	175	14	3	1792.0	1860	858	605	26	365	545	28	3	46	7337	103	2.88	1.242	9.3	0.1	1.8	2.7	1.49
162 Game Avg.				18	13	.589	3.04	36	32	5	28	2	0	283	293	135	95	4	58	86	4	0	7	1158	103	2.88	1.242	9.3	0.1	1.8	2.7	1.49

CLE (6 yrs)				77	55	.583	2.45	146	133	11	118	12	1	1175.0	1121	471	320	14	202	414	15	0	22	4655	114	2.51	1.126	8.6	0.1	1.5	3.2	2.05
PHI (2 yrs)				21	16	.568	3.97	53	39	14	30	1	2	351.0	404	217	155	6	110	72	11	3	18	1524	92	3.72	1.464	10.4	0.2	2.8	1.8	0.65
PHA (2 yrs)				18	10	.643	4.40	32	28	4	27	1	0	266.0	335	170	130	6	53	59	2	0	6	1158	87	3.39	1.459	11.3	0.2	1.8	2.0	1.11

AL (7 yrs)				95	65	.594	2.81	178	161	15	145	13	1	1441.0	1456	641	450	20	255	473	17	0	28	5813	106	2.67	1.187	9.1	0.1	1.6	3.0	1.85
NL (2 yrs)				21	16	.568	3.97	53	39	14	30	1	2	351.0	404	217	155	6	110	72	11	3	18	1524	92	3.72	1.464	10.4	0.2	2.8	1.8	0.65

for the free Baseball Reference newsletter and get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day.

It's also available for football, basketball and hockey.

Player Value--Pitching

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Compare Bill Bernhard to

Player News

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Advanced Batting

See More Advanced Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores

Transactions

Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Other Resources & Links

More Bernhard Pages

Bill Bernhard Overview

Minor Lg Stats

Pitching Splits

Batting Splits

Pitching Game Logs

Batting Game Logs

Fielding Game Logs

Pitching Finders & Advanced Stats

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

More Bill Bernhard Pages at Baseball Reference